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How to spell correct

Correct is spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T. The part people get wrong: double R.

What it means: To fix a mistake or make something right.

In a sentence: Please correct your spelling mistake in the word "happy." ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for double r, and an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: corrected, correcting, correction, correctly, incorrect. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Correct” comes from Latin *correctus*, meaning “set right” or “made straight,” from *regere* “to rule or guide.” It’s related to words like “director” and “rectangle,” which also come from the idea of ruling or straightening.

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